Facts About Mammals

Facts About Mammals

Mammals have warm blood (endothermic). This means they can control their own body temperature. Its have hairy bodies. some have thick fur; some have fine fur. Mammals have skulls and backbones. They are vertebrates. Mammals suckle their young and they feed their young with milk from their bodies.

There are three different kind of mammals grouped because of how they have their babies.

• Placental Mammals
• Marsupial Mammals
• Monotremes

A placental mammal baby is born alive and well developed. When it is inside its mother, it grows in a sack and is connected to its mother's blood supply. Yes, Humans are placental mammals.

Marsupial mammals are born very tiny and undeveloped. Most of them finish growing in a pouch in their mother's body. Kangaroos and Koalas are marsupials.

Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs and hatch their babies like birds. There are only two monotremes : the platypus from Australia and the spiny anteater, echidna from Australia and New Guinea.

The group of mammals that humans belong to is the primates. So do monkeys, apes and lemurs. Primates have more complex brains, they are able to think better than most other animals. Primates can stand upright for long periods. Primates hands are highly developed so they can use them for complicated skills. Primates eyes are side by side on the front of their head so they can see more clearly.
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